DSB 2007 Program

Workshop I: Mass analysis for biologists
a) EPITYPER – Navigating CpG Islands
Darryl Irwin, Application Support Scientist, Sequenom Asia Pacific
Richard Saffery, Epigenetics Research Laboratory, The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
b) Protein Mass Profiling
Rob Baxter, Kolling Institute, Sydney: Proteomic approaches to cancer signalling pathway analysis

Session 2: Proteomics
Richard Simpson, Ludwig Melbourne, Pharmacoproteomics: Strategies for Identifying New Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers for Colorectal Cancer
Richard Christopherson, MMB, The University of Sydney: Multiplex detection of surface molecules on colorectal cancers
Melissa Fernandez, QUT Brisbane: Development of an Enhanced Proteomic Method to Detect Potential Prognostic and Diagnostic Markers of Healing in Chronic Wound Fluid

Session 3: Stem cells and development
Melissa Little, IMB, UQ, Brisbane: Towards renal regeneration
Alan Mackay-Sim, Eskitis Institute, Griffith University: Therapeutic use of stem cells
Rod Rietze, QBI, UQ, Brisbane: Activation of endogenous neural stem cells for the prevention of disease

Session 4: Cancer
Colleen Nelson, UBC, Canada: Gene, miRNA and antibody microarray - their use in identification and characterization of therapeutic targets in prostate cancer
Marc Achen, Melbourne: Growth of blood vessels and lymphatics in cancer - therapeutic
Maria Kavallaris, CCIA, Sydney: Leukaemia Drug Resistance Pathways Exposed
Ivan Rajkovic, Shelston IP: Intellectual Property: challenges and current developments

Workshop II: Mutation detection and Species identification using High Resolution Melt PCR
Mike Wilkinson, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Wales: Plant species identification using microsatellites, SNPs and high resolution melt analysis
Paul Monis, The University of Adelaide: Application of HRM analysis for identification of waterborne pathogens and use of in silico prediction tools for melt curve assay design
Keith Stanley, Corbett Research Laboratories: Highly multiplexed PCR with High Resolution Melt detection

Session 6: Biomaterials
Kevin Shakesheff, Advanced Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, The University of Nottingham, UK
Creating 3-D Tissues with injectable scaffolds
Dietmar Hutmacher, Singapore/Qld: Design, fabrication and characterization of composite scaffold systems for tissue engineering applications
Hans Griesser, The University of South Australia: Interfaces between materials and biological systems - analysis and control

Session 7: Gene expression and disease
Tim Huang, Human Cancer Genetics Program, The Ohio State University, USA: Cancer epigenomics
Gayle Jones, Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories: Microarray gene expression profiles from human oocytes
Lyn Griffiths, Genomics Research Centre, Griffith University: Genomic Approaches to Identify the genes implicated in migraine

Session 8: Structures and drug design
Dagmar Ringe, Brandeis USA: Structural enzymology and drug design
Daniella Stock, LMB/VCCRI: Structure and regulatory mechanisms of proton translocating ATPases
Michael Parker, SVMI, Melbourne : Structure-based  screening in drug design (fragment based screening by X-ray)

BIOLAB Breakfast ~ Muffins and Cofffee/Tea: Ballroom Foyer
Kevin Francis, Senior  Director, Technical Applications, Caliper Life Sciences: The application of in vivo biophotonic imaging to monitor  and track disease events in live animals.


Session 9 : Translational research and Commercialisation
James Dale, IHBI, QUT: Molecular farming
Mark Kendall, AIBN, UQ, Brisbane : Needle-free vaccination to skin using Gene Guns and Nanopatches
Derek Morgan, Health Law & Biomedical Innovation, QUT, Brisbane: Regulating Technological Frontiers: The Problems and Possibilities

Session 10: microRNA
Nigel McMillan, UQ Diamantina Institute, Brisbane: RNA interference as a cancer treatment
Matthew Morrell, CSIRO: Impact of RNA mediated gene suppression techniques in human foods
John Mattick, IMB, UQ, Qld: Noncoding RNA in differentiation and development

Australian RNA Users Group Meeting

Session 11: Neurobiology
Ken Kosik, USA: Neural plasticity and the role of microRNAs in stem cell differentiation
Pankaj Sah, QBI, UQ, Brisbane: Learning and memory formation in the mammalian brain
Phil Robinson, CMRI, Sydney: Signalling, proteomics, cell biology
Geoffrey Goodhill, Queensland Brain Institute: Axon guidance: gradient assays and computational models

Conference Committee

May 30 - June 1, 2007 Stamford Plaza Hotel, Cnr Edward & Margaret Sts, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Convenor Professor Keith Stanley, Centre for Immunology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst NSW Co-Convenor Professor Erik (Rik) Thompson, University of Melbourne, St Vincents Medical Research Institute Committee Professor Mark Baker Professor Simon Easteal Professor Peter Schofield Mr Iain Scott Professor Matt Trau Professor Deon Venter Dr Bryce Vissel

Program Committee Professor Paul Alewood Dr Susan Clark Professor Brian Dean Professor Peter Little Dr Stephen Livesey Professor Mark Ragan Professor Robert Sutherland Dr Mark Waltham Professor Tony Weiss Dr Marc Wilkins